I noticed the Mac OSX forum template is now the third most used template at CFC's forums. Hip-hip-hooray! The current tally is 123. This made me curious as to how many Mac Civ3 gamers we have here at CFC.

Please post.

1 - dojoboy

2. Dbradhud

3. Grey Randall
3b Grey Randall's Step Son

4. Beamup

5) Nixnutz (new to the forum - obviously - but not to Civ)

6) sirromdivad

7 -- jpalacino (new to Civ and the forum, but old to the core -- I still have my original Apple II+ with the twin 5 1/2" drives in the basement, much to my wife's chagrin)

8) Pinky -- Narf !

9) lateralis

jpalacino, I had a chance to get an old ][e with the double wide double 5 1/4 drive. my fiance "convieniently" forgot to ask the people if they would sell it to me. :mad: we have since moved to a different state. damn it

krampf

11 - gfeier

I have a hunch most of the users are PC types with a bad case of OS X envy. :D

12. Txurce

13 (yikes!!! :eek: ). Hellfire

Not to make a rude assumption, but wouldn't looking at the people who post in this forum make more sense than asking them to post in the first place? Kinda redundant? Oh wait.. then it wouldn't give anyone an excuse to post in another thread! :D

14. tao

15 Gottesfreunde... still unhappy we do not have parity with the PC, old issue, and a horse that has been beaten. :wallbash:

16 - Gremlins (Still quite a few old computers...)

17 - ferretloverdc (been away from the forum for a while - depressed over PTW I guess) ;)

Originally posted by ferretloverdc
17 - ferretloverdc (been away from the forum for a while - depressed over PTW I guess) ;)

18 - SKI (echoing Ferretloverdc's thoughts)

19. Another depressive (off playing Clone Campaigns, but loving occasional returns to Civ3). Looking forward to Civ3 Meet Day on 27th Nov.

20. Me

N.B.: I don't use OS X template because smilies animations doesn't work with it.

Originally sigged by Beamup
"The Plural of anecdote is not data"
Man, I love that sig line. Your creation?
Originally sigged by ferretloverdc
been away from the forum for a while - depressed over PTW I guess
Understandable. They haven't written us off yet, though.
As for me, I've been blowing far too much time in the off-topic gladiator pits (...while waiting for Brad's miracle, of course).
Originally sigged by Fier Canadien
I don't use OS X template because smilies animations doesn't work with it.
Happens to me too, on occasion. I've used the Omnibrowser and Exploder, and they work most of the time... I still think they need to steal some more emoticons from 'Poly...
***
So, what... I think I'm #21.

22, shogoth.

i'm really happy i've got a working apple IIe at home, it makes fun to see my old basic programs running from time to time...

23. asabahi

24. Tomvos,

still feeling hopeful for our PTW, 1.29f and the editor.

25. jcv

although with some of the latest PTW reports, maybe I am not missing out on that much.......

Originally posted by ferretloverdc
although with some of the latest PTW reports, maybe I am not missing out on that much.......
Yeah, I've read a few. Pretty harsh words coming in.
All the better that we get the bug buffer zone before they do the right thing. They will do the right thing, right...? Right? ;)

26

Re: The PTW reports. Made me feel slightly better. Although I realised I don't want PTW for multiplayer -- I want it for the new tilesets; the units; the new action icons; for airbases and radar; for patch parity; for novelty and expandability in a game that I would like to keep playing.

27. Im kind of a turn coat. Im running a XP system right now, yes, i know, traitor, but my main system is a 20gig TiBook. Also- I live in NYC, so im always at macworld.
I dont use the x template because im in the demogame, and x dosent have a PM status bar yet.

Originally posted by ferretloverdc
although with some of the latest PTW reports, maybe I am not missing out on that much.......

I agree, PTW is a deception.

Now, I want patch parity, quick!

I bring news from the "other side":
As always, the Devil Called Gates has made things difficult. I must reinstall my OS since DirectX 8.1 did not see my vid card or monitor, thus giving me a .exe error.
Vs my laptop: I install, I play.

Originally posted by Stuck_As_a_Mac
...Gates...
The mere name brings a shudder. Unbelievable he got off so scott-free after being found guilty of monopolistic practices. As you reinstall, what... 2000? As the drive whirrs away, as the minutes tick by, consider this: why wasn't Amnesty International in on the suit against MS? What they're doing to Windows folk is cruel and unusual.

28-Trabpukcip

I have two freind and a brother who plays it intesivly to, but their are not members of cfc.

I'm playing PTW on my toshiba....., disregard any negative reviews if your focus is SP. The game rocks! The negative reviews have more to do w/ MP issues, which we all know will be cleaned up.

29 -

Civ2 1999-2002
Civ3 2002


fruno

Not sure if Henrik (veteran Mac Civ2 scenario designer) has moved over to Civ3 yet... ?

---

Had the following reply last week (6/11/02) from MacSoft re. the Mac Civ3 Editor..

"There are plans for a Civ 3 Editor. Although it has turned out to be a much larger undertaking than we had anticipated, we are still working on it and it will be available as a free download when completed."

So... still no date.... :rolleyes:

Thought I'd check up on the civ 3 forums some, and coincidently just as I was being mentioned it seems :D

No I have not moved on to civ 3, after getting it and playing it I must say I was dissapointed :(

Believe it or not, I still feel civ 2 is superior to civ 3, as it has so many things its succesor lacks.

Civ 3 just isn't fun the way civ 2 is :(

And reading up on ptw, negative reviews aside, it still wont allow for any form of serious scenario creation the way civ 2 does, I am not holding my breath waiting for a mac version ;)

I do use the mac os x style for the forums though :)

(smiley animations works fine for me using mozilla)...

I think I left my IIe to the Naval Apprenticeship Training school when I got transferred out of Orlando. Still have my ][c+ and my black Bell and Howell ][+.. I also run a couple of Apple ][ emulators on my G3 right now.. am waiting for the Mac OSX version of Bernie ][ the rescue. Classic is just too slow if I want to play Battletech, Ultima, or Pirates!

(Anyone else from the Apple ][ crowd remember Akalabeth... the game BASIC Apple game that grew up to become Ultima?)

Originally posted by Henrik

Believe it or not, I still feel civ 2 is superior to civ 3, as it has so many things its succesor lacks.Civ 3 just isn't fun the way civ 2 is :(

Hi Henrik,

I have to agree with you here ! Whilst I've really enjoyed playing Civ3 (as I am at the moment, on one of my Macs) I keep going back to some of the great Civ2 scenarios (Cross & Crescent, Second Front, Cruel Sea, Great Napoleonic Battles, etc) and realise how much I miss all this in Civ3...

If things carry on the way they are (i.e. no Mac Civ3 editor) I can see myself going back to playing Civ2 pretty much exclusively.

Fruno

If Henrik was 30, then I guess I'm 31. I'd get PTW for Mac without hesitation, though, scenario editor or not. I want to play multiplayer with CFC's "Julio", who uses a Mac, lives with me, and is therefore #32 on the list.

Originally posted by Melinder
If Henrik was 30, then I guess I'm 31. I'd get PTW for Mac without hesitation, though, scenario editor or not. I want to play multiplayer with CFC's "Julio", who uses a Mac, lives with me, and is therefore #32 on the list.

Was that you and "Julio" down by the school yard? ;)

Sorry.

You'd better be sorry, dojoboy. It's against the law, what Mama saw. So don't talk about it :)

I guess I'm #33.

Originally posted by frunobulax


Hi Henrik,

I have to agree with you here ! Whilst I've really enjoyed playing Civ3 (as I am at the moment, on one of my Macs) I keep going back to some of the great Civ2 scenarios (Cross & Crescent, Second Front, Cruel Sea, Great Napoleonic Battles, etc) and realise how much I miss all this in Civ3...

If things carry on the way they are (i.e. no Mac Civ3 editor) I can see myself going back to playing Civ2 pretty much exclusively.

Fruno

I've pretty much turned my back at civ3 allready, I still play and develop scenarios for civ 2 however, and I still play PBEMs and online MP against PC users with it...
Maybe we'll finnally finnish off that mac scenario database too sometime ;o ;)

34?

I have as a principle not to respond to silly threads like this so I won't.
("Hold on, someone wants to tell me something" "Hey, whisper, whisper")
Ohh, foiled again. Now if it wasn't for the four kids and the dog.....

P.S. Returned to Civ 2. Apart from borders I still have problems seeing the "improvements" in Civ 3 as improvements.

Originally posted by Henrik

Maybe we'll finnally finnish off that mac scenario database too sometime ;o ;)

Indeed ! I have a few that I'm getting ready to post soon... :)

I believe I'm #35

#36

I see the multiplayer as a bonus(not that it wouldn't be fun), all i really want are the new units and any other improvements to Civ 3. still using 9.0, but i'll probably upgrade when i have enough money to upgrade, or when PTW comes out for mac, which ever comes first.

i just checked out the official civ 3 website, where it said that PTW for mac is "coming soon":) . I really hope this is true. anyways, would they really say that if they weren't going to make it?

Yep, elpadrino87 is right!:) Below is the excerpt for PTW at Civ3.com (http://www.civ3.com/)

__.:: Pentium 300 mhz
__.:: 32 megs of ram
__.:: 100 megs hd
__.:: 4X CD-Rom
__.:: DirectX 7 vid. card
__.:: 1024x768 Req.
__.:: Windows
__.:: Mac coming soon

Great reporting, elpadrino87! Perhaps, some publicity here could spark a statement by MacSoft. :goodjob:

Originally posted by dojoboy
Perhaps, some publicity here could spark a statement by MacSoft. :goodjob:
Could be good. However, until I hear it from the guys at MacSoft themselves, I'm going to assume it was either a clerical error or a cruel joke.

Raijer - I bought Mac Civ today @ Amazon, as a matter of fact, so thought I may well check in now.
Edited: to add number... :p
#37

#38 - Back to Civilization after a long hiatus in Baldur's Gate.

#39 here. New to these parts.

Just came around since I couldn't find a mac-specific forum at Apollyton.

Not to start an argument, just my two cents, I like Civ III better than Civ II. So far. I do miss some things from SMAC, though.

Originally posted by jessewclark

Just came around since I couldn't find a mac-specific forum at Apollyton.

http://apolyton.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=131

Originally posted by Henrik


http://apolyton.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=131

Not to bash Apolyton, or those who post in above forum, but I've been there ... and no one is home - so to speak.:sad:

#40 - n8mac

True the macers of apolyton usually hang around in the PC forumae, mostly as creation, mp and sp is all the same for bot platforms (atleast for civ 2, though I can't imagine it varies much in civ 3 either).

Smaller classroom! :)

BTW Henrik, the Civ2 Mac Download page is awesome. I'm going to reinstall Civ2 today and try some of the scenerios out. Did a couple of them come w/ the MGE?

Man, I can't wait for the editor.

Originally posted by dojoboy
Smaller classroom! :)

BTW Henrik, the Civ2 Mac Download page is awesome. I'm going to reinstall Civ2 today and try some of the scenerios out. Did a couple of them come w/ the MGE?

Man, I can't wait for the editor.

I think all the Mac Civ2 scenarios me and henrik had agreed to post (after Thunderfall originally agreed to a separate Mac Civ2 downloads collection :) ) were made after MPGE came out (if that's what you mean).

I was looking at the list of Mac scenarios this very afternoon in fact, and there's easily 40+ we still should post there ! Henrik !? ;) [Time to put on the green eyeshades and boot-up ZipIt... ]

Zip?
I Sit my mac downloads :p

Just tried loging in to upload some new stuff (Bonaparte 2, The PBEM version of 2194 days of war, etc) but it seems the user name and password we where given no longer are valid :(

#41 Architekt: Although reluctantly ... Hope it'll be faster on my new 1.25ghz G4 that work bought me(Have both PC and Mac copies..) guess I'll have PC and MAC versions of PTW soon too....(PS..Civ3 for Mac was too bloody difficult to order into NZ)

42 - DiamondzAndGunz
Fairly new to the forums , been using a Mac all my life, and like civ 3 better than 2 for the most part. what else is there to say?

#43-nmcul

I've had the pleasure to lurk around here for quite some time, but when I actually attempted to join, the server can't seem to send me an activation letter. Now everything's fixed, so here I am.

Originally posted by nmcul
#43-nmcul

I've had the pleasure to lurk around here for quite some time, but when I actually attempted to join, the server can't seem to send me an activation letter. Now everything's fixed, so here I am.
Welcome, nmcul, and welcome all.
The Mac community is happy to have you here!

44) jicépé
I play on Mac, but I'm not a regular Forum reader. sorry !
:yeah:

45. Thulsa Doom

I have arrived to level cities, terrorize nations, and claim souls for my unholy amusement. But I'll NEVER use a PC - some things are just plain wrong.

Originally posted by Thulsa Doom
45. Thulsa Doom

I have arrived to level cities, terrorize nations, and claim souls for my unholy amusement. But I'll NEVER use a PC - some things are just plain wrong.
:lol: Well said, Thulsa. And welcome to the boards.

21. And me.

Oops!
That should be No.46.

Welcome, MajorFallout!:) :santa:

New to the forum.. new to the game. Chieftain level.

Originally posted by Maharlika
New to the forum.. new to the game. Chieftain level.

Welcome, Maharlika! :)

Where are we- like, #48? I guess that's me!

Dcaint, welcome to the boards.

xmacintosh

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
iMac 600 512Mb RAM 16Mb video

xmacintosh, prazer em ve-lo. #49 is a fine slot on the roll-call; welcome.

Ate logo,

Okay, the Mac OSX forum template is up to 200 users, but only 49 persons have checked in. To steal something from Beamup here --- cue dramatics --- Who are you people?

:)

Hi MacBaldrick here (I have a cunning plan !?)

Long time mac user - from Lisa - you can't go further back than that ! Currently use OS X on a 17" iMac (fabulous screen) with Ruby iMac, Performa 5200, LC and SE in the loft.

Civ player from Civ 1 through Civ 2 and now Civ 3.

Just joined the forum and will get into the Sucession Games soon. Trying my hand at GOTM8 (I love Persian Immortals).

Well, I'm new here, and I'm definitely a Mac Addict and Mac Advocate and becoming a Civ Fanatic, but what is a forum template???

Originally posted by heikeott
Well, I'm new here, and I'm definitely a Mac Addict and Mac Advocate and becoming a Civ Fanatic, but what is a forum template???
Welcome heikeott!
Welcome MacBaldrick!

A forum template? Look in the little window under the poster's avatars. See the little thing that says "Style: Mac OS X"? In your case (as of this posting), it's "Style: Modern CFC." What dojoboy is talking about is that style template.

Style templates actually change the look and feel (but not the content) of the CivFanatics forums. Since some fanatics spend a lot of time here, it can make a difference on what you feel is an easier format on your eyes.

If you navigate back to the main forum page: [go here ->]Civilization Fanatics' Forums > CIVILIZATION III > Civ3 - Macintosh, you'll see this on the right side:

Registered Members: 25,838
Threads: 39,627 | Posts: 686,985
Users Currently Online: 165 User(s)
[Modern CFC]

Well, that "Modern CFC" button is where you can change your style. Count as of this post:
Modern CFC (24497 users)
Turnip Green (141 users)
Dark Blue (388 users)
Pale White (152 users)
Classic CFC (160 users)
Mac OS X (204 users)
Extreme CFC (125 users)
Ancient CFC (171 users)

I like the OS X interface, and I'll be honest -- it's not because any loyalty to OS X, it's actually because I find it's the brightest, easiest to read interface. Give them all a shot.

And again: welcome.

me the glorious me

troytheface makes the count 52. :beer:

I guess I'm 53...huh?

Have never played Civ on anything but Mac going back to Civ I...currently running on Imac 512 MB OSX...I think something like 700 Mhz...

I'd be curious to know what the optimum setup is on Mac for a smooth running game. I'm fairly happy with it, but have noticed some sticking especially on the advisors pages and the game will drag around the 20th century mark...nothing major, but noticeable. I'm posting a thread too, just cause I'm curious.

Dixonbm here! Count me in! I've been a Mac fanatic for 10 years and a civ3 fanatic for 1. :)

Currently have a dual 1GHZ G4 and a Pismo Powerbook G3 400mhz

55. I think... Grovern8r, long time lurker, 2nd post. Former PC user now almost exclusive mac user (no, I'm not a "switch" story) My supervisor (graduate) is a long time mac user (make that rabid) and when she had a whole bunch of funds got a new iMac 15" and a 15" titanium powerbook. Got Civ3 a few days later. While there are fewwer games for the Mac, I do prefer the stability.

Well, I read these boards nearly everyday and don't post that much.... I guess I'm 56

makes me 57

dark blue is much more eye friendly. :cool:

I've been registered at CFC for 1 (day), but have been enjoying Civ3
and these forums for a few months now. Count me as 58.

I barely meet the specs with a 500 MHz iBook.

Count me as 59

For some reasons I've never added myself, though I've been posting here for some time...

Kinniken, 60th

I've been a Mac user since our MacSE back in '89. I remember some of the old school games: Continuum, Dungeon of Doom, Scarab of RA, SimCity (the ORIGINAL), Glider...

(Remarkably, many of the games now work in Classic, some of which never worked in previous OSes.)

I've been a Civ player since I downloaded a demo version of Civ 2 by chance... and reverse engineered how to play the game from it! I figure it's been 5 years, proud owner of Civ II, Civ II Gold, and Civ III.

Anyway, I need to find some more time to play Civ 3 to get good at it...

OS X FOREVER!
I'm on a mission to get some OS X computers on my college campus, get better Mac support, and applications for students. Our club is making progress...

Anyway, uh, glad there's an editor out now. I love customizing stuff.

Martin Proud
ancestral
aka: phantom, artoo-detoo, mproud
#61

Adding myself. Should've done it awhile ago :)

63 is an odd number (take that at whatever level you care to), but what the hey!

I've been Mac'in since 1989, and Civ'in since Civ 3 came to the Mac.

Thanks for all who post, reply, and maintain this wonderful site!

I'm in at 64. Still poking and prodding the editor.

:thumbsup:

I'm wishing for a Mac PTW -- with a new Macsoft owner, maybe this will happen. :)

Well, I just recently re-discovered this site, and was pretty impressed. This game seems to have quite a community and a number of events going on ...even if they aren't all mac-friendly. That makes 66?

Then I'm 67 - just got my first mac game the other day, and its Civ 3! NZ represent!

Call me 68 - guess I joined this thread just in time!
After reading the reviews I've no great desire to see PTW on the Mac.
I like playing huge maps so it's taking me a while just to work through the existing civs and up the difficulty levels.

69-Moonraker. I'm new here. Hi everybody.

21. nOlLiC

Oops…

70. nOlLiC

...71...

Only computers I''ve ever owned have ben MAC's, starting with a Mac + way back when....

Hi

Count me in !!!!!!!!

What ever number we're up to now; Easy

What ever number we're up to now; Easy

74

I guess that would make me 75.

Linda's 511

Then I'm 76
-Fanatix

thermopyle

I just got new PowerBook G4 with OS X, partly to play with Civ3 editor.

Now, I changed forum style to Mac OS X.
I think I am 78.

79

80 hooray...

I first started playing Civ I on a PC but then I saw the light and bought a mac IICi and CivI for the mac on the same day. been playing various versions of civ on lots of differents macs ever since then.

Originally posted by Ricardo
...bought a mac IICi...

Hehe, my first Mac was a IICi as well. :thumbsup:. I think we still have it somewhere around here... :hmm:

Am I 81? I don't look a bit over 70.
I started with a 128k Mac in '84. I'm on my 9th Mac. Four are still used for one thing or another, and I still have 'em all. I've had four PC's, mostly to play strategy games and get my blood pressure up.
Macs do rule or rock (whichever is better).

present.

Welcome, fellow Mac-Civers! :) :thumbsup:

84

Bantok

85

Dust Rat

I guess I'll check in at 86. I've used Apples since 1984 and will as long as I have access to a working machine.

87

ben kanobi
:vomit::(

88
Sphere Here

89. tspencer83

Have gone through a
512KE
LCII
Performa 630CD
Ruby iMac 400 DV+
867 Quicksilver G4
iBook 800 G3 32MB/VRAM

ALL of the above continue to work to this day.

MacUser4life!!!

90, AlanH

Mac-head since 1984. Evolved via Plus, SE, SE30, IIvx ->7100/66av, 540c, G3 Powerbook (Pismo), G4 Sawtooth.

Had I been around before 1984, I would too (born in '87)! ;) Welcome to CivFanatics everyone, and from all of us here, happy Civing! :D

92

93

94: Nini1972

95

TRS-80 model 1 :egypt:
Commodore 64 :)
Mac IIsi :love:
Mac 6100/60 :)
Mac 6400/200 :)
iMac(bondi) :goodjob:
Mac G4 (digital audio) :tank:
PowerbookG4 :worshp:

and some kinda PC :sleep:

Pharaohx - Seattle, WA

97. Philly K
:cool:
Very happy to find some other people who plays games on their Mac!!!

We are almost at 100 confirmed.

Haha... our powers are growing! Soon will be the time for us to unleash our terror across the boards! :flamedevi:

...and currently there are 392 that use the Mac OS X style for this forum, hhhhmmm.....:cooool:

So I suppose that this makes me number 98. Please correct me if I am wrong.

ShiplordAtvar

Platform - Rev. D iMac running civ 3 v1.21g
favored civ - Persians
favored difficulty level - warlord - I know I'm a wuss... :)

99.

From Commodore to Mac, never going back.

Am I 100???...Woo hoo!!!

I do miss scenarios and especially events from civ2. Maybe in Civ4...

101.

That'll make me 102.....but I'm rubbish, so I probably only count as a half of a player

32. Count me in as well!

104. signing in. Let me know where I can pick up my free "Civ III: Mac" oven mit...

Welcome all. And Dishwaters -- don't be dull. Remember, one of the Mac (or MAC) faithful is equal to ten of the unwashed, re-booting, mind-numbed -- but ever-so-well-looked-after -- PC types.

Suppose I should post as well, though I'm not around a lot - just to check for new betas. Mainly an Alpha Centauri junkie, but I play Civ III as well.

Much interest in new patch

I've been playing Civ a long time now, but I'm new to the forum. Actually, I mainly registered so I could participate in GOTM 20, I've never tried playing a GOTM before and it looks like a really great way to get a lot more out of a game, both in terms of excitement and strategical feedback.

I think it's great that Civfanatics and Brad Oliver are supporting us Mac users.

Puffyn, I look forward to following your GOTM.

I think I am Mac-civver 105.

I just registered for the forum, but I have been playing Civ 1, 2 and now 3 for more than 10 years. Currently on an iMac, previously on a Performa 5400 (now at my inlaws) and before that on a LC475 (still used for email by my father).

SirBois

Originally posted by SirBois
I think I am Mac-civver 105.


It seems that you are #108
105=kf97mopa
106=borodine
107=puffyn

n8mac